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Rockstar slams the emergency button and announces big GTA Online update with a mission creator starring Michael that arrives next week

2025-12-05 17:43
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Rockstar slams the emergency button and announces big GTA Online update with a mission creator starring Michael that arrives next week

The hills of Los Santos are now yours

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Rockstar slams the emergency button and announces big GTA Online update with a mission creator starring Michael that arrives next week News By Anthony McGlynn published 5 December 2025

The hills of Los Santos are now yours

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Michael in GTA Online (Image credit: Rockstar)

After a troubling couple of months involving another delay to GTA 6 and accusations of union busting after a round of sudden firings, Rockstar might be attempting to reclaim some goodwill by providing a large update to GTA Online. A Safehouse in the Hills brings some new missions, a swanky pad to crash in, and an appearance from the one and only, now older, Michael de Santa from GTA 5.

A Safehouse in the Hills centers on you getting into an uber-fancy house in one of the most prestigious areas of Los Santos. There's a stunning view, an AI assistant, your own private arcade, and a helicopter landing pad. Of course, it's all part of expanding your criminal empire – though your expertise is needed elsewhere.

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A Safehouse in the Hills will include a rigmarole of cars, costumes, and other customization options. But the most intriguing addition here is the new Mission Creator.

Apparently, this toolkit allows you to "design and publish" your own missions within the game world, including objectives, characters, and mechanics. GTA Online's community resources have been updated to account for these player-generated additions, and it may be worth your time checking those out before diving into the new feature.

This is all coming on December 10, just in time for Christmas. I'd say Santa has come early, but I'm not sure GTA Online is the kind of gift old Saint Nick would ever bring.

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Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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